mece

See also: MECE and mecé

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz. Cognate with Old Saxon māki, Old Norse mækir, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mekeis); only attested in inflected forms;

Borrowed into Slavic: see e.g. Russian меч (meč), Serbo-Croatian mač, Czech, Slovak and Slovene meč, Polish miecz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːt͡ʃe/

Noun

mēċe m

1. (poetic) a kind of sword

   Flodweard gesloh unhleowan wæg alde mece. The flood-guardian struck the unprotective wave with an ancient sword. (Exodus)

Declension

Declension of mece (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mēċe	mēċas
accusative	mēċe	mēċas
genitive	mēċes	mēċa
dative	mēċe	mēċum

Derived terms

• mēċefisc

See also

• bil n
• secg m
• sweord n

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Spanish

Verb

mece

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mecer.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mecer.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of mecer.